Music 3: Latin music, Brian Setzer, Jon Langford

Posted November 18, 2009 10:00 pm

Matt Arado

Latin flavor

Aventura, a popular, Grammy-winning group known for its update of traditional bachata music from the Dominican Republic, will be strutting its stuff in Rosemont.

9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $50-$125. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.

Holiday rock

Want to get into the holiday mood? The Brian Setzer Orchestra brings its seventh annual Christmas Rocks! Extravaganza to the suburbs this weekend. Setzer, the former frontman of 1980s heroes the Stray Cats, combines rockabilly, punk and vintage pop in this group's high-octane stage show.

8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $39-$59. Tickets available at the box office, by phone at (800) 982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com.

Langford on stage

Jon Langford, driving force behind such stellar bands as the Mekons and the Waco Brothers, always delivers scorching live sets. This weekend he appears as leader of Skull Orchard, a solo project that has blossomed into a full-blown band. Also performing will be the Yellowhammers, a Chicago roots-rock band whose latest album was produced by Langford.

9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Fitzgerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $10. Tickets available at the door, by phone at (866) 468-3401 or via ticketweb.com

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